Improvement in piano x f forte pedal attachments



L. 'c. wmnua. Piano-Forte Pedal At'tachmentQ Patented April 20,1875

THE GRAPHIC CCLPHOTOrLITlLSQEuH PARK PLAGEJLY.

PATENT FFIGO LORRAIN O. \VHITING, OF EAST SAGINAW,1VIIOHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT lN PIANO- FORTE PEDAL ATTACHMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 162,443, dated April20, 1875; application filed December 30, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoRRAIN O. Wnrrrue, of East Saginaw, in the countyof Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented an Improve ment in PedalAttachments to Pianos, of which the following is a specification Thenature of this invention relates to an improvement in an attachment tobe secured to the pedals ofa piano, in such manner as to bring thepedal-levers within the reach of juvenile performers who are too shortoflimb to reach them, as the instruments are ordinarily constructed; andto that end it consists in attaching to the foot of the pedal-harp aproper base, upon which is hinged a footrest, the toe of which isprovided with a pendent lug, which lies upon the pedal-lever, as is morefully hereinafter set forth.

Figure l is a perspective view of my invention as attached to the pedalsof a piano. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section.

In the drawing, A represents the lower part of the harp of a piano, inwhich are pivoted the pedal-levers B. O is a base-block, surmounted withafoot-rest, D, hinged at its heel to said block, as at a. E is a rodpassing longitudinally through the base 0, being provided with abolt-head, b, at one end, while the opposite end is screw-threaded, toreceive a clamp-nut, 13.

By the use of this device, the pedals of the instrument are broughtWithin easy control of the juvenile performer, while at the same timethe proper position for an easy manipulation of the key-board can beretained.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the base-block O, the foot-rest D, pivoted thereto,the screwrod E, and clamp-nut F, all constructed and arrangedsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

LOREAIN O. WHITING. Witnesses H. S. SPRAGUE, H. F. EBERTS.

